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Village History

In 2013, the residents of Blennerhasset and Baggrow began to explore their local history, looking in particular at the Roman fort, William Lawson’s 19th century farm co-operative venture, and the history of the houses in the two villages.
The project was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s All Our Stories scheme.

You can read more about the Roman fort and the farm co-operative on separate pages. You can add information about ‘your house’ in the village on that page. Below are links to some resources that can help with further research.

10 years of gentleman farming

This book was co-written by William Lawson after the demise of the co-operative farming experiment in Blennerhasset. A copy is available to download as a pdf or to your kindle at… http://archive.org/details/cu31924054695048

All Our Stories

I have attempted to attach the file again but if it doesn’t arrive I will be more than willing to send a hard copy if I could have an ddress. My sister died in November last year and if you have no records of this period someone might be interested. it is being used in […]

This is an account of my sisters, almost 6yrs) stay as an evacuee in Blennerhasset. I was also an evacuee for a while in Baggrow and attended the school for a short time. I would be grateful for an acknowledgement of receipt if that is possible please. Hello Ethel – I can only see your […]

For some years I have researched history of the Blennerhassett family (usually spelled with two “t”) whose origins lie within the lovely village of Blennerhasset (in modern times spelled with one “t”). The results of research to date may be seen at www.BlennerhassettFamilyTree.com and your further contributions are requested, they may be sent via that […]

GLIMPSES of VILLAGE & FAMILY LIFE in 20th Century BLENNERHASSET These memories have been related to me by one present inhabitant and one former inhabitant of the village. THE MAN : was born here as were his father and his grandparents who lived in Beech Tree Yard — going back to the late 19th century — […]

Where to find the history of the School By Geoffrey Bremner Most of what we can find out about the history of the School is owned by the School itself. There are four different kinds of record. 1. The Admissions Registers going back to the earliest days. 2. The Minutes (records) of the meetings of […]